How is there still no thraed of Brent Faiyaz

bout to have the number one album in america

radiohead of R&B

tim finney year end list cosign

elevating rockist and authenticity soaked cliches to a state of pristine R&B

subverting the toxicity meme via craft and emotion

album's great but i can't believe he didn't put "mercedes" on it

or "show u off"

could have dumped the Tyler song and included Circles, Mercedes, Show U Off .... or even one of the old leaks, people really want "Wish You Well"

however theres a strong ten+ track project in there which does what no other R&B is doing

"wasting time" probably could go too, it works better in context but drake just kills the vibe

it's a little frustrating as an album because it could easily have been even better considering the material he had lying around, but there's still plenty to love and it's an absolute triumph that something like this is doing so well commercially

and i don't ever want to listen to the skits again, the last one especially is such a momentum killer

yea rly good album, glad it's doing so well too given that radio somehow still doesn't know what to do w/ him

i like the album, i like him. is it fair to knock him for kinda making the same song over and over? one of the reasons i loved "show u off" was it had a more overt tension release and lift, some tempo, than his songs typically contain. as i listen to song number whatever that hangs motionless in the air sounding immaculate i do wonder if he has a sound or a gimmick? is anything on this album better than "fuck the world" and "rehab" ? i would prob put "dead man walking" in that convo

"price of fame" and "loose change" are also highlights here

I don’t think his songs sound the same at all. That’s the whole appeal

Angel is also fire, rolling stone, Jackie brown

new album out tomorrow

14 songs. Midnight. https://t.co/XE0DYYSYeA

— Lord Faiyaz (@brentfaiyaz) October 26, 2023

this is just fine? nothing bad here or anything but nothing to really get excited about either

it’s pretty great front to back imo, much lower stakes than the last one, in a good way

my fav

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWktNJekyxU

also really love this one, wish it was longer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMLzvgqzyFM

i can't decide how much i like this album ... i think the nostalgia stuff at the beginning is competent but feels a bit beneath him. i mean, a "no scrubs" sample?

i really like the middle stretch of "outside all night," "wherever i go," "upset" and "on this side" ... it feels to me like he's finally expanding the "crew" cinematic universe. i've found that to be a really replayable stretch. i even laughed at one of asap rocky's lines

i don't mind the nostalgic stuff in the beginning, makes it clear that it's gonna be a loose, low stakes affair. it's a welcome change of pace after wasteland, which i liked a lot, but was hella melodramatic